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Huge numbers of people in Chile are still waiting for vital aid after the weekend’s massive earthquake. Reports from the badly damaged city Concepcion says trucks carrying supplies have been held up by bureaucracy and long traffic queues. Our correspondent Claire Marshall reports from the coastal¹ town of Constitucion which was also badly affected².

Four days after the earthquake, aid has yet to reach this part of the coast, people are growing frustrated³.

There is no water, we are running out of food, there is no electricity either, there are no medicines and I don’t know anything about my family.

More than 300 people are thought to have died just in this one town. Many destroyed houses have yet to be searched for bodies, so the number of dead could be even higher.

The Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has said that his country risks bankruptcy⁴ if it does not take extra measures to tackle its budget crisis. Further budget counts are expected following pressure from the European Union. Malcolm Brabant reports from Athens.

Mr. Papandreou was used some dramatic phrases to describe Greece’s fiscal⁵ problems over the past few months. But this is his most alarmist to date. He told the parliamentary group of his socialist⁶ party, we find ourselves in the wartime situation. Faced with the negative scenarios⁷ affecting our country. He said that Greece had to avoid the nightmare of bankruptcy in which the state would not able to pay salaries or pensions. Mr. Papandreou was effectively telling Greeks to prepare themselves for another blow to their wallets.

The mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat has unveiled the controversial plan to turn a Palestine neighbourhood in the Israeli occupied eastern part of the city into an upmarket area of parkland, restaurant and tourist attractions. He said the idea would have many advantages.

The plan is for the benefit of the residents alongside. The importance of developing the area for the benefit of the world, for the benefit of tourists, and for the beauty of the city of Jerusalem.

Palestinians living in 88 buildings on the site have already been given demolition⁸ orders. Their homes were built without planning permission which they say is virtually impossible to obtain from Israelis. A senior Palestinian official Mohammed Ishtayeh said the development plan was a provocation⁹.

There is no way that the Palestinians can accept the demolishing¹⁰ of houses in Jerusalem and the continuation of building settlements for the Jewish settlers. It’s very astonishing and very odd that Israel is going into these measures.

The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has accused his political rivals of receiving money from foreign powers to finance their electoral campaigns. Mr.al-Maliki made the charge in a BBC interview but did not spell out which countries he had in mind. Parliamentary elections are due on Sunday.

The Ukrainian Prime Minister and defeated presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko has reacted angrily to an announcement that her governing coalition¹¹ had collapsed¹². Mrs. Tymoshenko told journalist in Kiev that the parliamentary speaker who made the announcement after a number of her supporters in parliament switched their religions had no legal right to act in the way he did.

The United States' envoy¹³ to Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke says Washington is worried about new restrictions¹⁴ on media reporting imposed by the Afghanistan authorities. He was responding to an announcement by Afghanistan intelligence service that live media coverage¹⁵ of militant¹⁶ attacks has been banned because it bolsters¹⁷ their cause. Mr. Holbrooke said Washington would raise the issue with the Afghan government.

It’s pretty obvious that we support free press. We don’t like restrictions on the press, and my whole careers have been devoted¹⁸ to supporting that, and I and the Secretary of State are concerned and will make our support of free access by the press clear to the government.

The main political parties in Britain have reached agreement with broadcasters on the format¹⁹ for the country’s first live election debate between the party leaders. With the general election due within the month, the parties have agreed to three nationwide debates in front of live audiences. This will involve the Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the leaders of opposition²⁰ of Conservative and Liberal Democratic Parties. Separate additional debates will be arranged in Wales and Scotland.

Scientists say ostrich²¹ shell fragments found in South Africa with symbols inscribed²² on them are among the earliest examples of written communication by modern humans. The collection of nearly 300 etched shells found in a rock shelter have been dated to about 60,000 years ago. Researchers say the etchings were almost certainly a form of messaging that could bring great insight into the development of symbolic²³ thought that marked a major advance in human evolution.

1 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

5 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

6 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

7 scenarios   

n.[意]情节；剧本；事态；脚本

参考例句：

• Further, graphite cores may be safer than non-graphite cores under some accident scenarios. 再者，根据一些事故解说，石墨堆芯可比非石墨堆芯更安全一些。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Again, scenarios should make it clear which modes are acceptable to users in various contexts. 同样，我们可以运用场景剧本来搞清楚在不同情境下哪些模式可被用户接受。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

8 demolition   

n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹

参考例句：

• The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
• The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。

9 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

10 demolishing   

v.摧毁( demolish的现在分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光

参考例句：

• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings. 这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。 来自《用法词典》
• Conventional demolishing work would have caused considerable interruptions in traffic. 如果采用一般的拆除方法就要引起交通的严重中断。 来自辞典例句

11 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

12 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

13 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

14 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

15 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

16 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

17 bolsters   

n.长枕( bolster的名词复数 )；垫子；衬垫；支持物v.支持( bolster的第三人称单数 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助

参考例句：

• He used a couple of bolsters to elevate his head. 他用两个垫枕垫头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The double-row piles with both inclined and horizontal bolsters also analyzed in consideration of staged excavation. 本文亦分析了考虑开挖过程的安置斜撑与带支撑的双排桩支护结构。 来自互联网

18 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

19 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

20 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

21 ostrich   

n.鸵鸟

参考例句：

• Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
• The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。

22 inscribed   

v.写，刻( inscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；内接

参考例句：

• His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。
• The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。